St. Cloud
Soldier in St. Cloud woman's smuggling ring admits role in trafficking drugs from El Chapo's cartel
The ringleader has also pleaded guilty. Her father also participated in the enterprise along with other Minnesotans.
Obituaries
Richard Serra, who recast sculpture on a massive scale, dies at 85
Many people in the art world urged Serra to stop making sculpture after a rigger was crushed to death in 1975 when one plate of a piece being installed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis accidentally came loose.
Science
When the double brood of cicadas emerge, things might get a little wet
Despite their size, cicadas can eject an impressively powerful stream of urine.
Health
Four years on, the mysteries of COVID-19 are unraveling
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, nearly everything about the novel coronavirus was an open question. Here's what we've learned.
Nation
Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars
The bills are mushrooming in an era when the U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the rights of religious people and groups in the public square and weakened historic protections meant to keep the government from endorsing religion.
Nation
The hotel guest who wouldn't leave
Mickey Barreto's five-year stay cost him only $200.57. Now it might cost him his freedom.
Science
Montana rancher illegally created giant hybrid sheep to sell for thousands
He cloned embryos made and sold them to people in Texas and Minnesota.
Politics
'Very, very troubling': Judges, lawyers flummoxed by Judge Cannon
The Trump nominee has given the sides two weeks to craft jury instructions around competing interpretations of the Presidential Records Act
Local
New U.S. ambassador to Haiti has kept his Minnesota roots through many far-flung postings
Dennis Hankins grew up and was educated in public schools in Bemidji, which he credits as building blocks for a career in the Foreign Service.
Nation
William & Mary will name building after former defense secretary Robert Gates
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary, the university in Virginia where he holds the honorary position of chancellor, the school announced Wednesday.
Nation
California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get site to serve as gateway to redwoods
California's Yurok Tribe, which had 90% of its territory taken from it during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, will be getting a slice of its land back to serve as a new gateway to Redwood National and State Parks visited by 1 million people a year.
Nation
Trump says some migrants are 'not people' and predicts a 'blood bath' if he loses
In a caustic and discursive speech in Ohio, former President Donald J. Trump once again doubled down on a doomsday vision of the United States.
Politics
Trump granted clemency to Medicare fraudsters before vowing to cut entitlement program abuse
In his last year in office, Trump commuted the sentences of at least five people who collectively filednearly $1.6 billion in fraudulent claims through Medicare or Medicaid.
Politics
Mike Pence says he will not endorse Trump in 2024
Donald Trump's former vice president also rebuked his former boss in strong terms Friday, saying Trump's agenda doesn't align with conservatives.
Variety
'High & Low — John Galliano' explores the rise and fall of a controversial designer
The new documentary ''High & Low — John Galliano'' covers all the complexities of the famous British designer, one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the fashion industry.
Business
February retail sales up 0.6%, yet fissures emerge in what has been a driving force for US economy
Americans picked up their spending a bit in February after pulling back the previous month. But last month's gain was weaker than expected, and January's decline was revised even lower, suggesting that many are growing more cautious with their money.
Obituaries
William Whitworth, revered writer and editor, is dead at 87
Among Whitworth's accomplishments: After Garrison Keillor wrote an article for The New Yorker about the Grand Ole Opry, "he pushed me to do a Saturday night variety show myself, patterned on the Opry, which led to 'A Prairie Home Companion,' " Keillor said.
Sports
Nebraska governor blames university leadership for AD Trev Alberts' sudden departure for Texas A&M
Gov. Jim Pillen said Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts' sudden decision to take the same job at Texas A&M was disappointing, and he implored the university's board of regents Thursday to act quickly to fill vacant leadership positions.
Nation
Four years on, COVID has reshaped life for many Americans
COVID was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. Even as the threat of severe illness and death has faded, the pandemic's effects linger.
Nation
From US jail, Venezuelan general who defied Maduro awaits potentially lengthy sentence
With his strong military bearing, purposeful stride and firm handshake, Cliver Alcalá still looks every bit the retired three-star Venezuelan army general, even though the only uniform he wears now are drab jailhouse khakis.
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